Irish TV Quiz: Name the puppets on The Den? Graham Norton was a priest in which show?

Irish TV quiz.  

In advance of the Irish Film and TV Awards on February 14, we’ve dipped into the archives for 15 questions on Irish TV through the ages. How closely have you been watching?

1. Name the character Tom Vaughan-Lawlor played in RTÉ series Love/Hate?

2. ‘Roll it there, Colette’ was a regular line uttered by which broadcaster?

3. Who were the puppet duo that accompanied Ian Dempsey on Dempsey’s Den?

4. Which character does Shane Casey play in The Young Offenders?

5. Which celebrated actor played Pat Barry in Bracken and The Riordans?

6. Name the talented Irishwoman who starred in and/or helped create such TV shows as Catastrophe, Bad Sisters, and Motherland?

7. Name the midlands-set series that won accolades and awards for writer Eugene O'Brien and the impressive cast during its original run in 2004–2005?

8. Graham Norton, Tommy Tiernan, and Eamon Morrissey all played priests in which show?

9. Siobhán McSweeney played which character in Derry Girls?

10. Which Irish presenter joined Gerrit Van Gelderen on early natural history show Amuigh Faoin Spéir?

11. Paul Mescal came to prominence on an adaptation of which novel by Sally Rooney?

12. Bunny Carr presented which popular quiz show from 1965 to 1981?

13. Which comedian was the main man in The Savage Eye?

14. What’s the first name of the character played by Brendan O’Carroll in Mrs Brown's Boys?

15. Name the character Mick Lally played in Glenroe?

ANSWERS

1. Nidge 2. Gay Byrne 3. Zig & Zag 4. Billy Murphy 5. Gabriel Byrne 6. Sharon Horgan 7. Pure Mule 8. Father Ted 9. Sister George 10. Éamon de Buitléar 11. Normal People 12. Quicksilver 13. David McSavage 14. Agnes 15. Mick Lally played Miley Byrne.